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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0267 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp (menorah) | |
| Culture | Jewish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
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| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: brass | |
| Description | Brass, oil burning menorah or chanukiah, a ceremonial lamp lit during Chanukah ceremonies, consisting of a row of 8 small oil reservoirs (each with a wick spout) supported on three legs, two on either end of the oil reservoirs and one in the center of the back plate; Lamp has a flat, unadorned back, as if to be hung, but the candle holder at the top of the lamp is in the round and protrudes beyond the flat back; This candle holder would be the shamash ("helper" or "servant" - the light from which the others are lit); Back plate of menorah is separate from the oil reservoirs and secured to them with two brass pins; Back plate is decorated with a lion in profile framed in a crown-shaped design; Below the lion are the words “להדליק × ×¨ ×—× ×•×›×”â€ [written in Hebrew, a font not supported by our online database] (“lehadliq ner Chanukah†meaning "to light a Chanukah candle"), which is the final phrase of the prayer sung before each Chanukah light is lit. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Width = 15.5, Length = 4.0 | |